Nigeria, March 19 -- Nigerian President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency on Tuesday night in Rivers State, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and the State Assembly for six months.

The president cited the prolonged political crisis in the oil-rich state as the reason for his action.

The feud between Mr Fubara and his successor, Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister, triggered the political crises in the state.

In a nationwide broadcast, Mr Tinubu announced Ibok-Ete Ibas, a retired vice admiral, as the state administrator following Mr Fubara's removal.

Mr Ibas, a retired vice admiral in the Nigerian Navy, hails from Cross River State in the south-south geopolitical zone.

Born on 27 September 1960, Mr Ibas was the Nige...